Pirates Drop BIG EAST Quarterfinal to St. John's - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Seton Hall men's basketball team pulled to within single digits late in the second half, but the Pirates were unable to overcome the efficient shooting o...
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Men's Basketball vs St. John's on 3/14/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Men's Basketball vs St. John's on 3/14/2024
New York, N.Y. — The Seton Hall men's basketball team pulled within single digits late in the second half, but the Pirates were unable to overcome the efficient shooting of St. John's in a 91-72 defeat on Thursday afternoon in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden.
Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, and Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each also recorded double digit scoring outputs.
How It Happened
It was a tight first 10 minutes. Seton Hall held the largest lead by five following a three by Dawes at the 16:02 mark that made it 13-8. With the Pirates leading by three, 21-18, after a made jumper by Davis and a fastbreak layup by Dawes, St. John's used a 13-3 run that turned a three-point deficit into a seven-point lead for the Red Storm, 31-24.
With Seton Hall trailing by eight, 39-31, with 4:20 left in the first half, Dawes connected on Seton Hall's seventh three-pointer in the first half and Richmond scored four consecutive points that made it a one-point game, 39-38. It was still a one-point game after a Richmond steal and score with 1:42 to go before halftime but St. John's scored the final four points of the first half to take a 45-40 lead into the locker room.
It was an ominous start to the second half for Seton Hall as St. John's used an 11-3 run to balloon its lead to 13, 56-43, at the 15:28 mark in the second half. St. John's was up 61-47 with just over 12 minutes left when a steal by Richmond led to an Addae-Wusu fastbreak layup, kicking off a 7-0 run that cut the Pirates' deficit to seven, 61-54. However, St. John's answered a three-pointer on the other end that pushed its lead back to 10 points, 64-54.
A 9-2 run for the Pirates capped off by a Davis dunk with less than 10 minutes to go made it an eight-point game, 75-67, but it would be the closest The Hall would get the rest of the way. The Red Storm used a 10-2 run to push their lead to double-digits again, 85-69, and they score the final five points of the game.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall shot 43 percent from the floor and allowed St. John's to shoot 51 percent.
- St. John's went 19-of-20 from the free-throw line and the Pirates went 14-of-21.
- St. John's had the upper hand on the glass, finishing plus-10 on the boards.
- Seton Hall had 26 points in the paint to St. John's 42.
- The Pirates dished out 17 assists and committed 14 turnovers.
- St. John's snaps a three-game losing streak to Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden with the win.
- The loss was Seton Hall's first as the number four seed at the BIG EAST Tournament.
- Dawes' 22 points gave him his eighth 20-point game of the season and 16th of his career.
- With four three-pointers this afternoon, Dawes has made 150 threes in his Seton Hall career.
- Richmond now has 15 five-assist games this season and 48 in his career.
- Richmond's nine assists put him at 390 for his career at Seton Hall, moving him past Khadeen Carrington and Bryan Caver on the program's all-time assists list.
- Richmond's three steals puts him at 170 for his Seton Hall career, one away from matching Danny Hurley for 12th on the program's steals list.
- Addae-Wusu has scored in double-figures the last two games and now has nine this season and 41 in his career.
